The Wyoming Foundation Competitive Grant Process

The Wyoming Foundation Competitive Grant Process is sponsored by The Wyoming Foundation (a division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo). The Wyoming Foundation actively supports a wide variety of cultural, educational, and human service organizations.

Community Foundation Grants - Scholarships, Grants & Awards | CFGB. org Community Foundation Competitive Process Maximizing Impact in the Community The Community Foundation competitive process has been revised for 2026. Letters of Intent have been eliminated for a one stage process.

Non-profits will complete a full application that aligns with their chosen Solution listed under one of the Foundation’s Community Goals. Applications are submitted electronically online through the Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager. No paper, emailed, or pdf applications are accepted.

Detailed Guidelines/Additional Information Please click here to download the detailed competitive process general information and guidelines. The Community Foundation’s competitive grants will align with one of the four following Community Goals and the Solutions detailed below: I. Achieve racial/ethnic equity.

Requests must address the following Solutions: 1. Promote civic engagement and leadership. II.

Promote economic mobility through educational achievement, workforce readiness and access to family sustaining jobs for residents living in low-income households. Requests must address one of the following Solutions: 1: Improve school readiness, academic achievement, and postsecondary completion of students living in low-income households. 2: Promote civic engagement and leadership.

III. Steward significant environmental resources in context of climate resilience. Requests must address one of the following Solutions: For the purposes of this application, climate resilience is defined as: The ability to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to climate impacts.

Resilience efforts must be executed at the asset, neighborhood, or individual level. 1: Protect and restore the region’s waterways. 2: Strengthen environmental organizations and collaboratives to support climate resilience and sustainability with a preference for addressing the needs of vulnerable communities and climate education.

3: Promote civic engagement and leadership. IV. Promote regional vibrancy through architecture, arts, and culture.

Requests must address one of the following Solutions: 1: Promote equitable access to long-term arts instruction for children and youth living in low-income communities. 2: Promote civic engagement and leadership.

3: Promote cultural tourism by restoring and leveraging significant historic buildings and architectural landmarks (Defining historic as official recognition by State/National Register of Historic Places or local preservation ordinance.) Special funding available to support the following: Programs that serve the visual, speech or hearing impaired that also align with one of the Solutions (~$10,000.)

The average grant through this process over the past decade is $18,000 TO $20,000. The maximum award is $50,000. While we appreciate optimism and understand that funding is difficult to obtain, please be realistic with your request given the average grant.

Application available online February 6, 2026 Information Session will be held on February 10, 2026 at 3:30 p. m. Click here to register.

Applications will be accepted until March 6, 2026 at 4 p. m. No exceptions.

Grant outcome notification will be sent to applicants in late June 2026 Grants are awarded only to organizations that have current Section 501(c)(3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Applicants must be located or delivering services in at least one of the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming.

Click here to view the 2026 Information Session. Frequently Asked Questions Click here to review frequently asked questions. Questions?

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